Orthopedic

From weight loss medications to frayed partnerships, these are the 10 most-read orthopedic stories that Becker's covered in 2024: 

Niagara Falls (N.Y.) Memorial Medical Center has appointed Erik Freeland, DO, as chief of orthopedics, according to a Dec. 30 report from Niagara Frontier Publications.

In December, the Leapfrog Group named the top 31 ASCs for 2024, recognizing facilities for safety and recovery standards, fair billing practices, volume and other achievements. 

Apex Orthopedics, a firm specializing in orthopedic investment and innovation, has tapped David Elliott as senior vice president of business development.

Leonard Goldstock, MD, a shoulder specialist at OrthoNY in Albany, N.Y., is encouraging physicians to invest in a $70 million, 125,000-square-foot medical campus in Wilton, N.Y., according to a Dec. 26 report from the Times Union.

St. Louis-based Orthopedic Associates has added orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist Frank Thomas, MD, to its team. 

Ronceverte, W.Va.-based CAMC Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, part of Charleston, W.Va. based Vandalhia Health, has added orthopedic surgeon Doug Tice, MD, according to a Dec. 30 report from The Real WV.

Miami Heat guard Dru Smith has undergone a successful surgery

The highest paid orthopedic surgeon in Nashville, Tenn., earns $929,900, according to Medscape's salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $378,250 orthopedic surgeons make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Here are four orthopedic and sports medicine surgeons who retired in 2024, as reported by Becker's: